Senior Golang Developer || Pune, Bangalore, IN

Job Title :: Senior Golang Developer

Location :: Pune, Bangalore, IN

Job Type :: Contract

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable, high-availability backend services using Golang.

• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and/or gRPC services, including protobuf contracts and versioning practices.

• Own services end-to-end: design, implementation, code reviews, release, and production support/troubleshooting.

• Implement microservices architectures with clear boundaries, reliable communication patterns, and fault tolerance.

• Work with asynchronous/event-driven components (message brokers such as Kafka/RabbitMQ/NATS are a plus)

• Containerize applications (Docker) and deploy/manage services on Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS depending on environment)

• Write unit/integration tests and ensure service quality via automation and code review practices.

• Implement secure API practices (authentication/authorization) and follow engineering best practices.

Must-Have Skills / Requirements

• 8+ years overall backend development experience with 5+ years in Golang in production environments

• Strong Go fundamentals: concurrency (goroutines/channels), error handling, performance tuning, profiling.

• Experience building REST APIs and/or gRPC services.

• Solid understanding of microservices and distributed systems concepts.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Working knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices.

• Database experience with at least one of: PostgreSQL/MySQL and/or NoSQL (MongoDB/Couchbase/Cassandra).

• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and communication skills.